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I have one computer that has been running (with help) for 8 years. That's a record for me. 10K years is a really long time to keep a computer running. Who's go
by kordless 10y ago
I have one computer that has been running (with help) for 8 years. That's a record for me.
10K years is a really long time to keep a computer running. Who's going to do that, other than more computers?
- andrewflnr 10y agoThat is indeed the trick, but who said anything about computers? Mechanical sound reproduction, even specifically using electricity, predates computers. I see no reason it couldn't post-date them in this application, as well. You would want to build the system out of simple, indestructible components, something closer in complexity to an electric doorbell than a computer.
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- kalleboo 10y agoI imagine the record for uptime with zero maintenance is held by something like the Voyager probes which are nearing 40 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1 But even if you cut out any electronics and use something as basic as a rock with a whistle carved into it for the wind to blow through, it will still be susceptible to getting clogged up/eroded.